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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   917 votes
Director:
David Carson
Writers:
John Foster (story)
Nicholas Hicks-Beach (writer)
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Release Date:
21 August 1998 (Greece) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Don't Open The Mail.
Plot:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Patchy but worth trying more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Swayze ... Race Darnell

Gia Carides ... Lita
Kim Myers ... Gloria Stevens
Olivia Birkelund ... Stephanie

Tina Lifford ... Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ruscio ... Judith Sutton
Roger E. Mosley ... Horton

Bruce McGill ... Brinker
Mark Rolston ... O'Dell
Don Stark ... Geary
Katy Selverstone ... Singleton

Michael Bowen ... Parker

Kevin Chamberlin ... Cutler
Sam Atkinson ... Morgan
Rock Reiser ... Singing inmate
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Echo, Utah, USA more
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During filming on 9 May 1997, Patrick Swayze broke both legs and tore four tendons in his shoulder when his horse threw him into a tree. He said he grabbed the horse's mane and flipped himself around so that he wouldn't hit the tree with his head. more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Patchy but worth trying, 30 August 2001
Author: Geofbob from London, England

I didn't expect too much from this movie which had no cinema release in the UK, but for its first hour or so it's a competent and original drama, and it just about holds you until its end. Race Darnell, played by Patrick Swayze, on Death Row for killing his wife, exchanges letters in the form of casette recordings with four women, each of them thinking she is his sole support. But one of them discovers the truth, and turns nasty. Soon after, his conviction is reversed; he gets out, and meets up with the women one by one, trying to find out who's threatening him. But before he identifies her, she starts killing the others, using the same method he was supposed to have used with his wife.

From then on, the film becomes more implausible, and more gory. Also, though tension is first built up with Swayze going on the run, it's then reduced by cutting away from the action to show the Feds having discussions about who the killer is, instead of them simply pursuing Race implacably. A nice touch - or a digression, depending on your point of view - is a buddy-buddy friendship between Race and one of his former wardens, Horton (Roger E Mosley) who's a fan of cowboy stories. You're kept guessing until the last few minutes, though mainly because one of the characters acts irrationally, and the Feds climb some stairs very slowly! All in all, it's worth a look on TV, or as a bargain rental.

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